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Gando Secondary School – Francis Kéré

Gando Secondary School – Francis Kéré

2022

Following the success of earlier projects in Gando, Francis Kéré designed the Dano Secondary School with a focus on environmental sustainability and climate-responsive design. The school includes three classrooms, a computer room, office space, and a sunken, shaded seating area for informal learning.

Built from locally sourced laterite stone, the structure’s thick, reddish-brown walls provide excellent thermal mass, helping regulate indoor temperatures. Above, modular plaster vaults—resembling draped fabric—softly diffuse daylight and allow hot air to escape, enhancing comfort without mechanical systems.

A lightweight, fish-shaped truss supports an undulating corrugated metal roof, whose deep overhang and east-west orientation reduce solar gain.

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